Improvement in chamber-commodes



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THOMAS ELKINS, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

IMPROVMNT IN CHAMBER-COM'MODS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,518, dated January9, 1872.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, THOMAS ELKINs, ofthe city and county of Albany,State of New York, haveinvented a new article of chamber furniturewhich` I denominate Chamber Gommode;77 and I do hereby declare thefollowing is a description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this specication, in which-'- lFigure 1 represents a perspective view of the invention. Fig. 2 isavertical view at line No. 1 in Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a side elevation atline No. l in Fig.'2. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal cross-sectiontaken at line No. 2 in Fig. 2.

My invention relates 'to a new and useful article of chamber furniturewhich I denominate chamber-commode; and consists in the combination of abureau, mirror, book-rack, washstand, table, easy-chair, andearth-closet or chamber-stool, -or a combination of a number of the saidarticles in such a manner as to render the said piece of furniturecapable of affording the several accommodations and conveniences to behad only in the several articles as they are now constructed, the objectof this invention being therendering of a single piece of furniturecapable of serving in several capacities, whereby the several pieces offurniture now required for accommodation and convenience in a chambermay be dispensed with.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe it in reference to the drawing and the letters ofreference marked thereon, the same letters indicating like parts.

' In the drawing, Arepresents a bureau, which may be furnished withseveral drawers a a a, of size and number as may be required. B is aswinging wash-stand provided With one or more platforms, b b, forholding a wash-basin, pitcher, and other articles used for ablution. Thesaid platforms are attached to the said swinging stand B, which can beswung so as to carry the said platforms b b within the standcase B orout from the same, `as shown in Figs. l and 2. Between the bureau A andWashstand case B I make an easy-chair, O, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, whicheasy-chair I upholster in the usual manner. D is a removable table,which, when in use, is placed before the chair C, and held in positionby hooks and staples or other equivalent devices. The said tableconsists o f the top d and front d, as may be used for sewing, food, orfor writing, or a work-table, as may be desired. When the said table isnot required and the chair is not occupied the said table is placed overthe recess occupied by the chair C, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3,when the whole will present the appearance of a bureau. The said tablemay be provided with a drawer to hold writing materials or otherarticles. On both, or either the bureau A and wash-stand case B I placethe toilet-drawers or boxes E, which are intended to hold toiletarticles and are to cover the openings to the earth-reservoirs, which Iwill vhereafter describe. F is a book-rack placed above the chair Cabove the reach of the head of a person sitting thereon, and may befurnished with one or more shelves, c c, as shown. G G aretoilet-glasses or mirrors, one or more, arranged at the back of eitherthe bureau A or wash-stand case B', or both, as may be desired. H is achamberstool, made to consist of the bottom of the chair C, providedwith the usual opening e, shown in Fig. 2, by Which communication is hadto the closet below. J is the stool-closet located beneath the chair C,as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and is intended to receive any vesselsuitable for stool purposes. If desired, the'wash-stand B can bearranged at the side of the bureau A, and the chair can be placed at anend shown occupied by the Wash-stand. K is an earth-reservoir placedback of the bureau, wash-stand, and easy-chair, as shown in Fig. 2.Entrances are made to the said reservoir through openings o 0, Figs. l,2, and 4, which openings I prefer to place beneath the toilet-boxes E E,one of which is shown removed in Fig. l. The bottom of the saidearthreservoir is made funnelshaped, as shown in Fig. 4, to carry theearth to a proper point back of the chair (l. A suitable valve or gateis provided to cut off or permit the fall of earth from or to the vesselplaced in the chamber J, which valve or gate may be operated by any ofthe known methods now used. l

In some cases I might dispense with some or more of the elements abovedescribed, and combine with the chair, stool, and earth reservoir thebureau only, or the wash-stand, or both,

dispensing with the book-rack or the toilet- Having describedmyinventiomwhatlelaim, glass, as might be required by the parties inanddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isterested in its use or the natureofthe room in The arrangement of the chair O with the bu- Whieh thearticle is to be used, and in such reauAand Wash-stand B, substantiallyas and cases, though the article would be abbreviated for the purposeset forth.

and reduced in the number of useful elements THOS. ELKIN S. it Wouldhave, yet it would still present several Witnesses:

' useful and convenient features as to render it R. A. WALLACE,

a most desirable article of furniture. EDWARD T; RICE. (35)

